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[The snowflakes on the seventh night bloom and wither. Like a short reunion and a permanent separation.]

[Snowy Night Timeless Love]

[Episode 13]

Master.

Why did I fall asleep?

Zhanbai,

didn't you leave?

Why are you back?

You fainted

due to your weakness

and the effects of the soothing incense.

Since you are unwell,

I had someone

call Mr. Huo back.

Mrs. Qiushui is taking care of Mo.

Given your current condition,

it's better to have someone by your side to look after you.

Zhanbai's injury has just healed.

This is a good opportunity for him

to rest and recover in the valley.

You are too impatient.

Without a healthy body,

how will you obtain those hard-to-get medicinal ingredients?

I'll listen to you.

Ziye.

Did you give Mr. Huo a day

to ask Qiushui He?

Mr. Huo

is someone who understands right from wrong.

Since he offered to ask,

it shows that he bears no bias

and only wants to find out the truth.

If what happened back then

is truly related to Qiushui He,

it's better for him to find out personally

than to hear it

from others later.

Ziye,

you sent Mr. Huo away

because you didn't want to make things difficult for him.

I hope

he understands your intentions.

There are things

that must be faced when the time comes.

Perhaps

this is fate.

I just wonder

how Qiushui He will respond.

Master,

hasn't your old back injury

healed yet?

It's nothing.

It's just an old issue.

Let me give you a massage.

No need.

No need.

It only aches a little

in this damp weather

sometimes.

It's nothing serious.

It's nothing serious.

If I hadn't been so naughty back then

and fallen off the cliff,

you wouldn't have been injured

because of me.

It's all in the past.

Forget it.

Zhanbai,

coming to see me at this late hour,

do you have something urgent?

No,

I just wanted to spend some more time with you.

Yes.

Ever since you went to the Sword Sect,

we, as master and disciple,

have had fewer chances

to meet.

Master,

over these years,

as I traveled the martial world,

I have always adhered to your teachings

and met many

like-minded friends.

Do you mean

your brothers from the Sword Sect?

Aside from them,

there are also fellow disciples from the Huashan Sect

and Wuji Sect.

And a girl.

That's

something you haven't mentioned before.

It's Chief Jing from the Moon Sect.

Chief Jing?

Yes.

In Mo's prescription,

there's an ingredient called Seven-Leaf Fungus,

which is a sacred item of the Moon Sect.

So I came to know Chief Jing

through a fight.

Chief Jing has a straightforward personality,

no less capable than any man.

If there's a chance,

I'll introduce Chief Jing

to you.

No need.

I have met Chief Jing

once before.

Master, you know Chief Jing too?

Back then, during the Moon Sect's ceremony

for the new chief,

I went there with Chief Nangong

and Chief Lin.

At that time, Chief Jing

had just taken on the role.

As you said,

despite her youth,

her decisiveness and efficiency

left a lasting impression.

At that time, Chief Jing was furious

when she found out

I had taken

their sect's sacred item.

She brought out two cups of poisoned wine

and made Chief Xue and me drink them.

Fortunately, the poison in the cups

was ordinary

and not the arsenopyrite from the Moon Sect.

In a way, she spared my life.

I'll make sure

to visit their sect another day

to thank Chief Jing for showing mercy

and giving the Seven-Leaf Fungus

to Mo for treatment.

Speaking of Chief Jing,

the year she took on the role

was the fourth year of the Huijia era, I think.

Indeed, it was the fourth year of the Huijia era.

What's wrong?

The incident in Mo Family Village

also happened in the fourth year of the Huijia era.

Regarding that old case,

has the Sword Sect found any clues?

Just as you said,

it has been so many years,

and we haven't found any clues.

I remember your jade pendant

was also lost in the fourth year of the Huijia era.

Was it lost at the Moon Sect?

Who told you

that my jade pendant was lost

in the fourth year of the Huijia era?

Did I remember it wrong?

In the sixth year of the Huijia era,

I visited my wife's grave.

When I came back,

I found the jade pendant was missing.

It might have been lost in the back mountain.

But the back mountain is so vast,

it would be hard to find it.

Master,

the...

What's going on with you tonight?

You've been asking me all these questions.

You don't seem like

you're here to catch up,

more like you're interrogating me.

I dare not.

Enough.

It's getting late.

I'm tired.

Go back to sleep.

Well, rest early, Master.

Chief Qiushui, you haven't gone to rest yet?

Chief Xue.

Chief Qiushui, why are you here

so late at night?

Chief,

you seem to have something on your mind.

Coincidentally,

I have something I need to discuss with you.

You are

highly esteemed in the martial world

and a respected figure.

Tomorrow,

may I ask you to be my witness?

A witness for what?

Do you know

who the patient in the medicine hut is?

Who is it?

A guard from the Moon Sect.

Why would a guard from the Moon Sect

be here?

Mr. Huo

had previously asked you

to investigate the incident in Mo Family Village.

Do you remember that?

Yes, I remember.

Could the incident in Mo Family Village

be related to you?

I'm just investigating it.

When Mo Family Village was destroyed,

the culprit used arsenopyrite,

a poison unique to the Moon Sect.

However, after my investigation,

I found that the arsenopyrite the culprit used

was actually stolen

from the Moon Sect back then.

I have saved the guard who was watching over

the Moon Sect's pharmacy at that time.

She has fought against the culprit.

If she wakes up,

she'll be able to

identify that person.

With this,

we can uncover the truth of what happened back then.

Chief Qiushui,

please be my witness tomorrow.

No matter who the culprit is,

I will seek justice

in front of the world.

Upholding justice

is my duty.

Unfortunately,

something happened in my sect,

and it's urgent.

I must

set out early tomorrow.

I want to help,

but I'm unable to.

In such a hurry?

Yes.

In that case,

I shouldn't keep you anymore.

Chief,

please take care on the road.

Chief Xue,

goodbye.

Senior?

It's so late.

What's so urgent that you need to see me?

Junior,

do you recognize this jade pendant?

Isn't this the jade pendant

Father gave you back then?

You both had one,

exactly the same.

Yes.

But Master told me

that his jade pendant was lost.

Do you know

when and where it was lost?

If I remember correctly,

it should have been in the fourth year of the Huijia era.

Are you sure it was the fourth year of the Huijia era?

You didn't remember it wrong?

I'm certain.

Because...

the fourth year of the Huijia era

was the year I came of age.

At that time, I begged Father

to give me the jade pendant

as a coming-of-age gift,

but he said

he had lost it.

After that,

it was just left unresolved.

Senior.

Senior?

What's wrong?

Why did you suddenly bring up the jade pendant?

Nothing.

Rest early.

Chief Qiushui,

are you going to kill to silence her again?

This is

all a trap you set?

You were the one who stole the arsenopyrite

and massacred Mo Family Village,

weren't you, Chief Qiushui?

I only mentioned the guard from the Moon Sect to test you.

She didn't see your face clearly.

If you weren't guilty,

why would you expose yourself so quickly?

Chief Xue, what connection do you have

with the incident in Mo Family Village?

I am the only survivor

of the massacre

in Mo Family Village.

You?

You were

the survivor back then?

Yes.

Good.

Good.

I cannot

escape from it anyway.

Cannot escape?

Chief Qiushui, do you mean

you are admitting to the crimes from back then?

It was

indeed my doing.

I don't want to be tormented

by what happened in the past any longer.

At that time,

due to a moment of poor judgment,

I did something wrong

and took the innocent lives

of those in Mo Family Village.

Back then,

what exactly happened?

In the fourth year of the Huijia era,

I led a team to Mo Family Village

just to find a child.

I heard that this child

had a unique body

and extraordinary abilities

that could greatly enhance our sect's strength.

I never intended to hurt them.

But unexpectedly,

an accident suddenly occurred.

Didn't I say no one was allowed to kill?

Who did it on their own?

It wasn't us.

We didn't do it.

Hurry up and clean up.

Don't alert the villagers.

Yes.

Chief,

we didn't kill him either.

Chief!

It was them!

It was them!

Chief!

Who are you?

Why did you kill him?

Hold on.

Everyone,

there may be some misunderstandings between us.

We didn't intend to kill him.

What misunderstandings?

He was killed by you!

Chief, look.

The body of Fugui is right there.

Chief,

shall we fight our way out?

No.

We have a purpose for this trip.

We cannot harm anyone again.

Let's go.

You can't leave!

Don't let them go!

You can't leave!

You can't leave!

Look!

There's a fire!

Fire!

Fire!

You killed him

and now set the village on fire.

They are trying

to push us to a dead end!

The flowers on their swords are snow lotuses!

Are you...

Are you from the Celestial Alp Sect?

I heard that the Celestial Alp Sect is a prestigious and righteous sect.

Why did you kill people at will

in our little village?

Yes!

Yes!

We must go to the Sword Sect

to seek justice!

Yes, seek justice!

Chief,

what should we do?

If this gets out,

our Celestial Alp Sect

won't be able to stand in the martial world anymore.

Killing people at will

is just unacceptable!

Is there no law?

You call yourselves a prestigious and righteous sect?

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

Let's go, Chief.

Let's go.

Go!

Originally, we stole the arsenopyrite

as a precaution for emergencies.

But at that moment,

to protect the Celestial Alp Sect,

I had no choice but to order

the use of the arsenopyrite to kill and silence them.

One misstep

led to another,

ultimately resulting in that grave mistake.

Even if what you said about that day is true,

killing

was not the only solution.

In the end,

you prioritized your reputation in the martial world,

which led to that decision.

In Mo Family Village,

127 innocent lives

were lost.

They sought no conflict

and should have lived

peaceful, carefree lives,

yet because of your selfishness,

they were tragically massacred.

Chief Xue,

you took my pulse earlier.

You must have noticed

that I have something on my mind.

All these years,

I have not had a moment

without regretting that decision.

It was precisely because of this

that I have developed

this blood stasis condition.

No matter how much you blame yourself and repent,

what good does it do?

Those innocent lives

are gone.

I know

it's of no use.

Today, I saw you,

and the past was revealed.

Perhaps this is heaven

giving me a chance for atonement.

I only wish

to atone for the sins of the past.

Chief Xue,

I sincerely repent to you

and will not evade responsibility.

You don't need to repent to me.

I want you to kneel

before the spiritual tablets of the 127 villagers

from Mo Family Village,

repenting and apologizing to them.

Okay.

I also want you

to publicly confess your crimes

and express your regrets.

No!

Why not?

I deserve my punishment.

It's up to you to decide my fate.

However, if you want me

to apologize in front of the world,

that would ruin the reputation

of the Celestial Alp Sect.

I absolutely cannot agree to that.

I hope, Chief Xue,

that you won't get the Celestial Alp Sect involved.

Is it the reputation

of the Celestial Alp Sect

or your own reputation?

Chief Xue.

How to confess

is not for you to decide!

Chief Xue,

I know

I am deeply guilty.

Just take

my life,

but I beg you

not to ruin the Celestial Alp Sect's reputation.

Do you think I wouldn't dare to kill you?

If you die,

it will be over for you.

But the 127 wronged souls

of Mo Family Village

will still remain silent, without justice.

I won't kill you.

I want you to confess publicly.

So,

I have no choice

but to confess publicly?

You have no other choice.

You are forcing me into this.

I'll have to

make another mistake.

Zhanbai?

Master,

don't make another mistake.

Did he hurt you?

I'm fine.

What about you?

I'm fine too.

Master!

Master!

It's karma.

Master.

Master!

Master!

Master.

Master.

Master.

Master!

Master.

Master! Master!

He temporarily stopped breathing,

but there is

still a faint trace of life in his pulse.

He is not truly dead.

Carry him into the valley.

[Yuan Yi Palace, Eye's residence]

I...

His life has been saved.

Thank you.

Senior,

I heard that Father fainted.

Is it because his blood stasis condition flared up again?

How could he be so seriously injured?

What happened?

Impossible!

Senior,

could there be

some misunderstandings?

I...

You know what kind of person

Father is.

-He would never... -At first, I didn't believe it either.

It wasn't until I heard Master

confess with my own ears

and witnessed him

attack Chief Xue

that I had to accept the truth.

Junior,

I'll report this to the Sword Sect.

No.

Senior,

as you know,

Father plans to retire from the martial world

this time when he returns.

If the Sword Sect finds out about this,

Father's lifetime reputation

will be completely ruined.

That would be

more painful than killing him.

But people must

pay the price for their actions.

I am not one of the victims

from Mo Family Village.

I have no right to decide for those who have died

or for Chief Xue.

Then I will plead with Chief Xue for mercy.

Don't go.

Junior Sister,

you must not go.

It was already a great act of mercy for Chief Xue

to agree to save Master.

Don't make it harder for her.

How could this happen?

How could this happen?

♫Longing etched in my heart, but all it brings is parting♫

♫Plum blossoms are about to fall; I'll see you here♫

Xuehuai,

♫Why are you late and why is it about to snow again?♫

I have finally uncovered the truth

from back then.

♫Warm stovetops and green film in wine, like an eternal farewell♫

This pot of wine

is to honor the deceased.

♫Don't stop drinking; keep lingering and enjoy the long night♫

♫After all these years, my yearning for you is still as clear as the bright moon♫

♫Looking into the distance, speechless and sleepless♫

♫Longing etched in my heart, but I don't wish for your acknowledgement of my love♫

♫Asking the stars about our fate, as fireworks appearing in my dream♫

♫I've fulfilled my wish, having traveled this far with you♫

♫I've fulfilled my wish, having traveled this far with you♫

Mr. Seven.

Chief asked me

to bring you a jar of Laughing at the World.

Granny Ning.

Mr. Huo?

Ziye is not here.

I came here for you.

Me?

Granny Ning, you live here in seclusion

but are always well-informed.

I'm sure

you already know about

what happened recently in the valley.

This is a mistake of your elders.

It must be really hard for you.

Chief Xue did not allow me

to get involved in this matter.

It's not hard for me.

Now that you know the truth,

with your temperament,

you must be feeling upset.

That's why

Ziye sought me out multiple times,

desperately trying to find a way to send you away.

Chief Xue

really considered a lot for me.

That's because she is just like you.

If the situation

were reversed,

you would consider it the same way she did.

Unfortunately,

I cannot be in her shoes,

nor can I share her pain.

Don't blame yourself.

Although she told me

to let the past go,

I know that it was because

she valued

our friendship

and feared that I would carry a burden in my heart.

But I'm sure

she is suffering.

Saving an enemy with her own hands,

no one can escape

the torment within.

I just hope she

doesn't bottle

everything up inside

and suffer alone.

Since you know,

why did you come to me

instead of comforting her in person?

After all,

I am the disciple of the person who massacred her village.

This doesn't seem appropriate.

That's why I came

to invite you

to help me comfort Chief Xue.

You're so thoughtful.

Comforting Ziye

is my duty.

Then thank you.

It's already late at night.

Why did you come over, Granny?

These days,

so much has happened.

I came to check on you.

I'm fine.

Don't worry, Granny.

Ziye,

you took charge

of the Apothecary Valley at 18.

To the outside world,

you're a miraculous healer

and a calm leader.

I know that's because

you've been

relying on yourself

in everything you've experienced

since childhood.

But Ziye,

you have me.

You can talk to me.

Don't keep

everything to yourself

and bear it all alone.

You're feeling upset

about saving Qiushui He

because you feel guilty toward

the lost villagers of Mo Family Village.

Good child.

I understand.

The fact that you could make up your mind

to save Qiushui He

was enough to show

that you remembered Chief Liao's teaching

of the healer's benevolence.

You are first and foremost a healer,

and only secondarily Xue Ziye.

Your kindness

will surely be understood

by the villagers in heaven.

Thank you, Granny.

In this world,

many things

hinge on a single thought,

regardless of good and evil.

I believe

that good will be rewarded with good,

and evil will be punished with evil.

It all depends on the choices one makes.

In fact,

I came here tonight

at the request of Mr. Huo.

He knows

that there are some things on your mind

that you find inconvenient to share with him.

I truly don't know

how to face him.

It's a good thing

that you both can think of each other.

Chief Xue.

Mrs. Qiushui, what are you doing?

Get up.

Chief Xue.

Get up first.

We can talk after you get up.

You must accept my kneeling.

My father

made such a grave mistake before

and hurt you deeply.

Yet you were noble enough

to save his life.

He has wronged you deeply

but is also greatly indebted to you.

As his daughter,

I should atone for his sins

and repay your kindness on his behalf.

Get up first.

Get up.

Mrs. Qiushui, you don't need to apologize.

One must take responsibility for their actions.

You can't atone for your father.

Chief Qiushui is no longer in serious condition.

Take good care of him.

It seems Chief Xue

still cannot forgive Father.

We owe her.

Mr. Huo.

Mr. Xia and Mr. Zhou are here.

They went to the Winter Hall.

No one expected

that Chief Qiushui, who is usually chivalrous

and highly esteemed,

would commit

such an evil deed in secret.

Fortunately,

his life has been saved.

Seventh Brother,

I know you're feeling upset.

Although Chief Qiushui

didn't intend to do that,

over 100 lives

from Mo Family Village

cannot be brought back.

Eight,

if you don't know how to offer comfort,

just say less.

Seven,

in your letter,

you mentioned that Chief Qiushui

is unwilling to confess publicly.

Let's take him back

and let Chief make the decision.